I will not suggest that you move. But did you check the restrictions
before moving there?
Seems a no brainier for any ham.
W0JAB
On 8/12/2014 4:18 PM, Thomas Doyle wrote: IN PART
Due to deed restrictions no outside antennas are allowed
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it was not a answer but rather a question.
Plain and very simple.
On 8/12/2014 5:02 PM, Thomas Doyle wrote:
John,
Thanks so much for that answer. It was a big help.
73 W9KE
On Tuesday, August 12, 2014, John Becker w0...@big-river.net
mailto:w0...@big-river.net wrote:
I
Can some explain to me and others the big deal about cube sats?
I just dont get it.
John
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On 7/23/2014 10:25 AM, James Huhta wrote:
Please listen for me with 5 watts to a handheld log periodic on 1225 pass
Cayman Is time today
Jim
AA4MD
Would that be your time zone, my time zone, GMT or Hong Kong ?
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On 7/23/2014 11:07 AM, John Becker wrote:
On 7/23/2014 10:25 AM, James Huhta wrote:
Please listen for me with 5 watts to a handheld log periodic on 1225
pass
Cayman Is time today
Jim
AA4MD
Would that be your time zone, my time zone
I dont keep up with these things at all but what happen to the others?
failed, dropped out of orbit, what?
One day someone is going to be saying sorry, ghost rider the pattern
is full
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On 7/20/2014 12:00 PM, Paul Stoetzer wrote: IN PART
The bottom line is that AMSAT-NA needs a significant boost in
membership and visibility and that boost needs to be soon.
I gave up on AMSAT when it seemed that the main afford was put into
FM in and FM out satellites. Membership ran out many
On 7/19/2014 1:54 PM, it was wrote:
YET ANOTHER analog satellite? I'm not interested.
I hear yeah !
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I was just listing on a pass of one of the satellites the other day.
One station was calling a CQ and up the band there was someone answering.
they never did make contact. I was trying to think it out why.
Maybe no computer control. Maybe wrong data entered for the sat.
John
On 6/28/2014 1:24 PM, Ted wrote:
Very pricey and not at all ideal for ssb.
Very happy with my M2 antennas.
42 element UHF 22 VHF both crossed element with pre amp
Grandpa always saidyou get what you pay for
Why I use them and FT847 (2) and not some HT from the backyard.
JAB
On 6/28/2014 5:43 PM, Ted wrote:
Did a full reset on the radio but must have lost a setting.
Years ago I had a bad problem with static electric.
Put a strip of grounded copper 4in X 6in on the outside of the shack door.
Just about chest hi one touch on the way in and never had a problem.
Please guys edit you digest reply to only what you are replying to.
Those of us that live in the rural area only have 3 ways of getting email
1. dial up - only good to 1 mile or so from the phone company office.
2. satellite - fast but has a daily limit. once that limit is reach either
must pay
Guys
check with your ISP. mine will let me have 4 different address.
removing the need for a web based service. But only need 2.
One for general email and the other for HAM related list.
plus can better control spam by blocking anything sent direct from
a web based address due to the never
On 6/19/2014 11:06 AM, Bruce wrote:
what happens when you move? can you keep the same email addresses even
with another provider?
Yep sure can and I do. My ISP is via a satellite service WILDBLUE Their
web based email sucks real bad. Refuse to use it.
So when we moved out of town to the
On 6/8/2014 9:58 AM, Dave Webb KB1PVH wrote:
Kelley,
One of the other problems is all the unattended beacons that are firing
away every 30 seconds which make it extremely difficult for people that are
at the radio trying to make actual contacts.
Dave-KB1PVH
I agree and those that try
Old dell computer had a complete melt down everything lost.
I now can not find the SATPC 32 CD.
How hard is it to get a replacement?
John, W0JAB
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On 5/28/2014 9:34 AM, Paul Stoetzer wrote:
Are you using Gmail?
On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 10:32 AM, John Becker w0...@big-river.net
mailto:w0...@big-river.net wrote:
what arrow, what list? not on my screen.
no I still use my old ISP account for email via satellite
Just a guess but was there not something about this some years ago that
had something
to do with the posting of HTML message to a plain text list or am I
thinking of something
else. I myself have never had a problem.
John
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Agree .
it's now top heavy with lawyers.
W0JAB
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I guess I was lucky I dont recall any fading with AO 40.
On 4/19/2014 4:33 AM, Phil Karn wrote:
I haven't done anything with AO-73, but I understand it's transmitting
the FEC format I originally designed for AO-40.
How well is it working? What fraction of the frames are successfully
decoded?
On 4/3/2014 3:30 PM, Clint Bradford wrote:
I just had someone privately email me, berating me for making him click a link
for
background info on this topic, instead of simple posting it here. OK, here we
go ...
Let them click. Hand broke or just lazy?
Those of us on a satellite system have
On 2/27/2014 10:06 AM, Burns Fisher wrote:
I just went to get the link to give you in order to register as a guest,
and I found this: . . . .
Like the credit card ad says:membership has it's privileges !
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't automatic doppler corrections dynamically
change your frequency to compensate for doppler? Would this mean anyone
engaging in doppler correction are actually drifting into a stable frequency?
by stable do you mean
Its a site problem. Timed out twice for me.
John, W0JAB
On 2/5/2014 11:00 AM, Ken Swaggart wrote:
Trying to download keps from Celestrak this morning, but the site
times out. Is this a local issue for me or are others having problems
(at 1700Z).
http://celestrak.com/
Tnx,
Ken, W7KKE
gordon...@gjcp.net
has been added to the delete from server with reading or downloading file.
Dont need a smart ass like that.
On 1/25/2014 2:34 PM, Gordon JC Pearce wrote:
Sure, I'll have one up by the end of August for you. That'll be 15
million quid please, cash up front.
On 1/25/2014 4:02 PM, Kevin Deane wrote:
HA HA
Kevin
KF7MYK
Text of what you are replying to would be very helpful.
Those of us the get a large amount of email every day could or
may have no clue what you are replying to or care for the fact.
If I'm correct this has been mention to you in
On 12/10/2013 1:22 PM, Edward R Cole wrote:
I am breaking with my normal practise of not posting to the amsat-bb:
I have a M2 436CP42 which is even larger than the 436CP30. I have had
it since about 1999 as it was used for AO-40 uplink. I wired mine in
RHCP without the optional polarity
On 11/19/2013 3:04 PM, Jari Koivurinne wrote:
That's 11:30 UTC... ??
-jari oh3uw
There you go no confusion or even guessing daylight savings or not.
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And if you let membership run out for a few years do you get your old
number again?
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I have decided to leave the list till something changes with this FM
only satellite
attitude only changes. That was the reason for me as well as other
joining AMSAT
in the first place.
Please inform me if anything such as a replacement for AO 40 happens.
John
On 9/5/2013 9:56 PM, Greg D wrote:
Bob, for comparison, I used a 30 x 24 grill for AO-40. I found that
moving the dish +/- one click on my controller (10 degrees) would
make a just-audible difference in the received signal strength. So, I
figure 10 degrees is the 3db beam width, not good
Back when I found one like this -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833997212
If I recall it was only about 45 bucks.
from a company that I no longer remember their name (input welcomed)
who was located in Florida someplace. Never had a problem once I got the
VHF and UHF
On 9/4/2013 12:43 PM, Gus wrote:
Truly.
However, to include operators with modest shacks, you need to allow
operation on modes A, B and/or J. A satellite operating on 24.0 GHz
won't be of interest to the average ham. Not until the average ham
has 24.0 GHz capable antennas, feedlines,
Anything new on a replacement.
Have not see a thing myself.
John
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I have used two different units.
I have found that DOWNEAST was the better.
not to mention that if you have a question they have an answer
(fast) for any problem one may have. Not weeks.
John, W0JAB
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where the contact? that just show that both was able to copy
each other.
John
if you are talking aprs style contact it is usualy done like this:
station A sends a beacon
station B sends a bullitain message with all the calls he has recieved so
far in the pass
Station A sends a bullitain
At 10:43 PM 10/17/2012, you wrote:
Wow, a narrow self centric view of the world:
But he has a point. What is going to be done when every possible
orbit slot is full is dead no longer can be used satellites?
When the sun light is blocked it will be to late.
At 02:13 PM 10/15/2012, you wrote:
C band stuff! I thought S band was difficult...I want hard sats not easy
sats!
73 Bob W7LRD
Me too.
Enough with the UHF up and VHF down or vice versa.
John, W0JAB
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For what its worth. . .
some of the post to this subject seem to have been posted in the
HTML mode.
This being a plain text list was just unreadable.
Only fix was to delete.
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At 02:47 PM 9/24/2012, you wrote in part:
BTW, we'd be happy to accept your $44.00 to renew your AMSAT membership; you
can renew online at www.amsat.org... ;-)
not in my lifetime as long as the only thing I see is the FM sats.
By the way how is that program going to replace AO 40 ??
I sent this direct first but was rejected because I'm not on his approved
list.
Ken
I really think that there are a large number like myself waiting to
see what is going to happen for a replacement for AO40.
From people that I have talked to with a license calls above tech
and more then a HT
At 04:23 PM 9/19/2012, you wrote:
I'm sorry, but I'm not understanding the connection between the two.
not need to try to explain then.
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At 08:05 AM 9/7/2012, you wrote in part:
However, the command team stated they were reluctant to do
so in the event it might cause further harm to an already bad situation.
What more harm could there be?
From what I have read, every attempt has already be made.
It's my understanding that AO40
OK I have got to ask what is the status?
Seems to be the best kept secret.
John, W0JAB
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At 05:40 PM 9/4/2012, you wrote:
In my opinion (it's worth every penny you just paid for it) if they are
going to create a new super sophisticated Phase III Part Deux it should
perhaps be taken to the ISS in pieces, assembled there and blown into a
long-period orbit. But then that's just my
Sure do miss AO 40.
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How about as much afford on a replacement for AO-40
or it's type.
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Why are we still talking about this?
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Most cant use them with a cell phone stuck to the side of their head
with one hand leaving just one hand to steer that car that missed the
cash for clunker program.
At 03:20 PM 12/8/2011, you wrote:
Could somebody please explain to me why turn signals on cars are useless ?
What ever you do DO NOT TOUCH his TV in anyway.
You are covered by FCC rules already.
Tell him to call a TV repair service.
check the ARRL web site.
Been there done all this before..
John, W0JAB
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I really did not mean it to sound so cold and blunt.
but the fact it that it is best to not touch it. Give all
the advice you like.
John
At 12:37 PM 12/7/2011, you wrote:
... You are covered by FCC rules already. Tell him to call a TV repair
service.
That is the absolute WORST advice a ham
At one time I was seeing updates on new SAT projects.
For some reason when I had my computer hard drive problem
I stop seeing such updates and cant seem to find the URL now.
Can someone please pass it to me again? And any word on
what is happening on a replacement for AO-40 other then lack
of
At 05:33 PM 12/4/2011, you wrote in part
Leave SSB to the gallbladder brigade on 80m.
At the age of 66 (DEC 6th) I found that comment
very very offensive.
John, W0JAB
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At 03:38 AM 12/3/2011, you wrote:
Don't even think about it! It is EXTREMELY bad practice using FM on a linear
transponder. It may consume more than 10 times the bandwidt of SSB/CW.
Not to mention the resource (battery power) that FM needs.
John, W0JAB
Excuse me but it's on the web for anyone to find.
But you are right By now every spamer has it.
At 04:50 PM 12/3/2011, you wrote:
How dare you post my personal email on this BB! By doing so you have crossed
any line I may have ever even thought about so good job there buddy.
Kevin
KF7MYK
I got to 2nd that statement.
So much that I got a 2nd 847.
At 09:16 PM 11/28/2011, you wrote:
All,
I would put my hand up for the Yaesu FT 847. Its designed for, and has all the
features a full duplex sat radio needs (4 antenna connectors, 12 V over coax
out for mast-mount pre-amps, normal
At 11:37 AM 10/24/2011, you wrote:
Just way to many kids, lids and space cadets
Standing in their back yard on a FM HT.
Pass after pass it seems to always to be the same people.
The dark-side of Ham radio is the Curmudgeons who feel they must hold
everyone back to their own style and their
All in the name of political correctness the FCC in all their
(lack) of wisdom did away with the requirement of the FCC
1st or 2nd class licence to work at a TV or AM FM radio station
and repair a 2 way radio. As well as dumb-ing down the ham service.
10-4 ?
The only thing it did for folks like
I just wish a could have had a free pass when I went after the
1st class radio telephone back in 1967.
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Actually -
those of us in the rural area get the Internet by one of 2 ways.
1. dial up, slow but just like sunset it finely get's here.
2. satellite. With a bandwidth limit - once limit is reached
speed slows down to that of dial up or one must pay
more for the service.
Having said that how
Yes I have been watching for about 3 hours now on NASA TV via
dish network.
John.
And loving it... about to get a tears in the eyes
.
At 09:36 AM 8/3/2011, you wrote:
I hope every AMSAT member is watching this right now, it's incredibly exciting!
I'm tuned in at work :-)
Joseph
that a cable comes up a meter short?
or is it a routing problem?
But nevertheless makes for some good mid day
TV watching Sure beats c-span.
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At 12:21 PM 7/26/2011, you wrote:
...he is just using the available resources.
I too thought the amateur digital radio equipment on ISS are resources we all
can use. I'm sure all of us would not knowingly hog it up for our own
benifit...
Me too but I'm a bit confused for what.
Some seem to
Seems to me that every program that I have tried I had to
fine tune it just a bit. But once that sweet spot was found
never had to touch it again.
John, W0JAB
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Other then very very easy to use what is the BIG deal about
the FM sats? I must be missing something since having a very
bad out come when I did (once) to use one.
I have got to be missing something.
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many years ago I would try to get a packet up and down
with just my location for the map.
But with so so many trying to work DX I have not done it in
about 8 years.
really 27MHz has nothing on this system.
John, W0JAB
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At 03:45 PM 6/29/2011, you wrote:
All this makes me really, really glad I live in a country where we don't have
armed thugs on the streets.
That is where you are wrong... the thugs will always be armed. when the victim
is also armed is makes it a even playing field.
When the people here also
Please correct me if I'm wrong.
But is seems that this is only a problem on the FM birds.
Maybe it's past time to not build any more FM satellites
and only the likes of AO-40.
I have given up on the FM birds because it seems that
(using the words of the late W2OY) every kid lid and space
At 02:48 PM 6/19/2011, you wrote:
Their forwarding service just worked instantly for me for a test ...
REMEMBER that both ARRL as well as the AMSAT is a forwarding
service. many words the we use in our day to day operation are
in their reject list.
If you ever feel your not getting post you
Did Al Gore have anything to do with this?
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At 01:01 PM 6/9/2011, you wrote:
Actually, if stations would spread out a bit more on the transponders,
this would be even less of an issue.
There is so much space that goes
to waste on these transponders, when everyone seems to never go
more than a few kHz up or down from the center.
True.
Sounds just like yet another anti wide rant to me.
John, W0JAB
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It has been a number of years (8 or so) since I have done
anything with Packet and ISS but one thing I never did was
try with a H/T. I always used my FT-847 with 10 watts
(or more) and always seem to make it.
It seem with as many in the US trying the same thing at the
same time you may as well
At 05:59 PM 4/16/2011, you wrote:
I have some bad news to report. The MP3 recorder I used to log the QSOs on our
recent Caribbean DXpedition was stolen last night .
Sorry to hear about this. It is shacking I can tell you to be a victim
of a street robbery. Hope no one was hurt.
At the time
At 07:52 PM 4/10/2011, you wrote:
This is a bunch of baloney! Your unpublished non-standard just confuses
most people. I've listened to hours of DX and the ITU alphabet gets through
just fine. It's when people start throwing out their cutesy made up
alphabet that it gets confusing.
I could
Some of us have our ears ready for the standard phonetics
when some comes out with mississippi whiskey runner for
MWR I got to stop and think what did he just say
John, W0JAB
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There is a STANDARD why not use it???
(that was a question)
My navy training just rubs me the wrong way
when I hear some of the words being used
by some.
Could be the reason your call went unanswered.
John, W0JAB
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At 02:34 PM 4/10/2011, you wrote:
Again, geographical names have become the defacto standard where working DX
is concerned.
So we are having a QSO and I tell you my QTH is Louisiana, Missouri
and you then think to yourself say what followed be does not compute
Look it up at QRZ dot com.
Again
I really forget
was it the radio or the antenna that came first?
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Not to mention that a lot of hams that sail also equipment
there boat with a pactor station to update their location
from time to time.
John, W0JAB
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don't forget what the sun will do to it.
I really would use wood before PVC.
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a coat hanger will some what work also.
But I really guess that age old saying of -
you get what you pay for
Best sums it up.
In a Dirty Harry voice -
do you want it to just work or work great?
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Thanks Bob.
I would but can't since I did all the logging on a computer (only)
at the time and it get hit by the big big lightning. Along with a ton
of other stuff.
At 09:17 PM 10/11/2010, you wrote:
I'll check my AO-40 (sobsob) logs and if I can find you in there I'll send
you a card
73
Nothing like being late but, I don't seem to have and QSL's for AO40.
Was looking the other day at the cards that I do have and don't seem to
have one for AO-40. I did work a good number as well as some DX.
my logging computer was lost in the big fire awhile back or I would
use that info to try
I will be reinstalling everything.
cross VHF and UHF as well as the dish.
(basic AO-40 setup)
I did have at the other QTH everything on a 10 foot by 1 1/2 steel
pipe at about 23 feet.
my question is can I go with less then a 10 foot?
Just how close can I put one to the other.
I sure did love
On 6/23/2010 1:46:19 PM, Dave Webb KB1PVH (kb1...@gmail.com) wrote:
59, just like a 'regular' contact.
Not sure what regular is but if the guy is 2db below ESP
he ain't going to get 5 and 9 from me.
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So just how close was close?
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Don't forget to lube it while you have it apart.
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Is there any thing going on with AO-40 such as a change
in it's status?
It sure was fun working it.
John, W0JAB
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Is there any thing going on with AO-40 such as a change
in it's status?
It sure was fun working it.
John, W0JAB
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